- nounenlightenment (noun) · enlightenments (plural noun) · the Enlightenment (noun)
- the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened:"Robbie looked to me for enlightenment"
- the action or state of attaining or having attained spiritual knowledge or insight, in particular (in Buddhism) that awareness which frees a person from the cycle of rebirth:"the key to enlightenment is the way of the Buddha"
- (the Enlightenment)a European intellectual movement of the late 17th and 18th centuries emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition. It was heavily influenced by 17th-century philosophers such as Descartes, Locke, and Newton, and its prominent exponents include Kant, Goethe, Voltaire, Rousseau, and Adam Smith.
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.ENLIGHTENMENT meaning: 1 : the state of having knowledge or understanding the act of giving someone knowledge or understanding; 2 : a movement of the 18th century that stressed the belief that science and logic give people more knowledge and understanding than tradition and religionwww.britannica.com/dictionary/enlightenmentThe meaning of ENLIGHTENMENT is the act or means of enlightening : the state of being enlightened.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enlightenmentThe Enlightenment was the period in the 18th century in Europe when particular thinkers began to emphasize the importance of science and reason rather than religion and tradition.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/enlighte…the Enlightenment, a philosophical movement of the 18th century, characterized by belief in the power of human reason and by innovations in political, religious, and educational doctrine.www.dictionary.com/browse/enlightenment
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